Jacinda had a past history of trauma, homelessness, and abuse. Jacinda comes to the PCCS Hub₁ Safe Space at Mermaid Beach as she likes the staff, is able to get something to eat and is able to escape the streets for a couple of hours. She had been noted by Hub₁ staff as becoming increasingly…
Not all workplace injuries are physical. Brad developed stress, anxiety and depression after experiencing bullying in the workplace. His mood and emotional wellbeing were impacted, which led Brad to breaking point. With the workplace bullying sustained over several years, Brad had formed a distorted view of his self-worth. Eventually, feeling unsupported by his workplace’s approach…
When life gets you down, pick up a paintbrush! That’s what Amelia (pictured) did along with hundreds of other Sydney residents who took part in Chill Art classes to improve their mental wellbeing last year. Now their magnificent artworks form the exhibition ‘This is Us’ which opens at The 107 Gallery in Redfern from 17-19 January. The exhibition…
A woman has turned a rundown blacksmith’s into a hub for people in a bid to tackle loneliness and isolation. Belinda Gardiner turned the old forge in Clydach, Swansea, into a hub for the community after a chance conversation with her daughter Rhian. She was living and working in Australia when she first heard about…
